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Police investigate dead body found inside bus parked at Brampton, Ont., school lot

Police investigate dead body found inside bus parked at Brampton, Ont., school lot

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police in Peel Region are investigating after a dead body was found inside a damaged bus in Brampton, Ont. Peel Police were called in just before 2 a.m. on Saturday about a parking incident.
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Danforth shooting victims clear first hurdle in class-action suit against gun maker

Danforth shooting victims clear first hurdle in class-action suit against gun maker

TORONTO — The victims of a mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown have cleared their first legal hurdle in a proposed class-action suit against the manufacturer of the gun used by the killer.
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Ontario announces framework designations for regions to reopen Tuesday

Ontario announces framework designations for regions to reopen Tuesday

TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions will loosen in 27 Ontario health units next week as the province moves ahead with a reopening plan criticized in light of projections showing a likely third wave of COVID-19 in the near future without strict protection
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Health minister says Quebec remains on track to give vaccine booster within 90 days

Health minister says Quebec remains on track to give vaccine booster within 90 days

MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister says the province remains on track to administer a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine within the 90-day time frame recommended by public health authorities.
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14-year-old Toronto girl in critical condition after early-morning shooting

14-year-old Toronto girl in critical condition after early-morning shooting

TORONTO — A 14-year-old girl is in hospital in critical condition after an early morning shooting in Toronto.
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14-year-old Toronto girl in critical condition after early-morning shooting

14-year-old Toronto girl in critical condition after early-morning shooting

TORONTO — A 14-year-old girl is in hospital in critical condition after an early morning shooting in Toronto. Police confirm it happened in an apartment building near the intersection of Jane and Finch.
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Ontario's infection prevention team sidelined due to politics, commission hears

Ontario's infection prevention team sidelined due to politics, commission hears

Bureaucratic turf concerns prevented a highly trained team of infection prevention and control experts from helping Ontario long-term care homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, an independent commission has heard. Dr.
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Quebec to focus variant testing, increase vaccinations in hard-hit Montreal

Quebec to focus variant testing, increase vaccinations in hard-hit Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec will send a larger proportion of vaccines to hard-hit Montreal and devote most of its efforts to screen for novel coronavirus variants in that city, Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday.
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Stay-home order, vaccines needed to avoid third wave new data indicates

Stay-home order, vaccines needed to avoid third wave new data indicates

TORONTO — Aggressive vaccination and maintaining a stay-at-home order would help Ontario avoid a third wave and another lockdown, health experts advising the province said Thursday as the government prepared to ease restrictions for most regions next
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One-year-old boy was fatally shot by police in November incident: SIU

One-year-old boy was fatally shot by police in November incident: SIU

Police gunfire killed a one-year-old boy during a violent interaction between officers and his father last year, Ontario's police watchdog said Thursday, ending months of speculation on how the child had died.
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